Python from Wise Guy's Viewpoint

Tomasz Zielonka t.zielonka at students.mimuw.edu.pl
Mon Oct 20 18:41:44 EDT 2003


Kenny Tilton wrote:
> 
> Reliability does not have to come from a strait-jacket language. Here is 
> a C++ Fanatic converted to Python, who gets reliability from test-driven 
> development: http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=4639

Come on, C++ is an underspecified language with loose semantics (for
compatibility and efficiency reasons). 

How often do you accidentally introduce ''undefined/unspecified
behaviour'' in your Python programs? How often do you get segfaults in
Python which are caused by your mistake, not a bug in interpreter?

Best regards,
Tom

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